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August, 2012 The Eureka Reformed Church, Eureka, SD is pleased to announce that it will celebrating its 125th anniversary in combination with our annual Missionfest this year on October 14th. The celebration will include two worship services; one in the morning and the other in the early afternoon with Rev. Hermann Van Stedum delivering the message from God’s Word at …

[Our celebration of the Reformation is often focused on what took place in Europe. But how did it spread to the Americas? The following article by Rev. Good explains the very first attempt to bring the Reformed faith to America, beginning in Brazil. In those days, Reformers were often martyrs as well—not so much at the hands of the natives …

September 2012 The Western Classis ordained elder Doug Schlegel to the Gospel ministry on Friday night, March 30, at Providence Reformed Church in Lodi, California. The Ordination Committee was composed of Pastor Jim West (officiating), Pastor Frank Walker (who preached the charge to the new minister), and Pastor Hank Bowen (who preached the charge to the congregation.) The ordination occurred …

Rev. James I. Good THE wife of Calvin is an almost unknown, but very interesting character, and worthy of a more prominent place among the women of the Reformed Church. Calvin did not think of marrying till he was thirty years of age, when he came to Strasburg in 1539. Then it was that he had more leisure to consider …